Context-dependence, perspective and relativity / edited by Francois Recanati, Isidora Stojanovic, Neftali Villanueva.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Récanati, François, 1952-

Stojanovic, Isidora, 1973-

Villanueva, Neftalí, 1979-

Series:

Mouton series in pragmatics ; 6.

Mouton series in pragmatics ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Context (Linguistics).

Semantics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (364 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Mouton de Gruyter, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume brings together original papers by linguists and philosophers on the role of context and perspective in language and thought. Several contributions are concerned with the contextualism/relativism debate, which has loomed large in recent philosophical discussions. In a substantial introduction, the editors survey the field and map out the relevant issues and positions.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

1. Implicit content (1): philosophical perspectives

Unarticulated tension

What is said

Context dependency in thought

2. Implicit content (2): linguistic perspectives

Contextual domain restriction and the definite determiner

The model theory for words with context-sensitive implicit arguments

Three types of ellipsis

3. Relativism, knowledge ascriptions, and predicates of personal taste

Relativism, disagreement and predicates of personal taste

Knowledge attributions and relevant epistemic standards

4. Perspectival shifts

On words and thoughts about oneself

Indirect discourse, relativism, and contexts that point to other contexts

5. Perspectival facts

Is relativity a requirement for mind-dependence?

Perspectival truth and perspectival realism

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

ISBN:

9786612784095

9781282784093

1282784099

9783110227772

3110227770

OCLC:

665817538